It was an ugly Friday night for rookie Ja’Marr Chase.
Chase, the Bengals’ first-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, didn’t play too much, just a couple of series, but he did get enough targets to put together his worst professional showing.
Now, there are several things to remember.
The first being that Chase has played one competitive game since the 2020 NCAA National Championship. He sat out his junior season at LSU and then opted to head to the NFL instead of playing as a senior.
The second is that Chase was being thrown to by backup quarterback Brandon Allen, likely doing most of his training with projected starter Joe Burrow.